08-28-2003, 12:30 AM
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Nice Kitty
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: The good old USA!!!
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Originally posted by PornoDoggy
Look. I'm sorry that so many right-wingers have gotten their tit in the wringer over the fact that a publicity-hungry state judge deliberately set about to create a controversy with an outcome as predictable as a Mike Tyson/Gary Coleman boxing match.
I do feel very sorry for people who spout off the same tired claptrap about how THEY understand the United States Constitution. It is unfortunate that 200 years of legal precedent don't influence their understanding of reality.
Welcome to the 19th Century.
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200 years???
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Originally posted by The Truth Hurts
It was not until 1947 that our current understanding of separation between church & state came into being. It was in the Supreme Court case, Everson vs. Board of Education, in which the court interpreted the First Amendment to remove prayer in public schools. The Court however, only quoted eight of Jefferson's words from his letter (which talked about a wall of separation between church and state). These eight words were taken out of context and have been misused ever since.
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